March 4, 201411 yr comment_43097 Sounds like sour grapes bro. I wanted Burris here badly, but Ottawa did what they felt they needed to do. They acquired two of the three best available qbs available as soon as they were available. Glen? He signed the contract he did and he has to live up to it. That's pro sports. Does anyone fault mack for signing Jyles and then pierce when he became available even tho Jyles looked upset at the press conference? Management will do what they think is best for the team and onto fault getting 2 very good qbs to start the franchise off. One only has to look at our record for the past 4 years to see how not having a reliably good qb starting each game turns out. Very good post. This sums up a lot of my thoughts.
March 4, 201411 yr comment_43129 I'm no Desjardins fan. I hope he is an epic fail. Just like he was in Hamilton. I disagree with this.... the last thing this league needs is another failed Ottawa experiment... I think we're only 5 years away from being a 10 team league so Ottawa is critical to the process... That being said, I really hope we wipe the floor with them in their first official CFL regular season game!
March 4, 201411 yr comment_43205 Ah, the way I feel they're on their second strike. Any more pitches & they'll strike out. I still want Desjardins to fail.
March 4, 201411 yr comment_43209 Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43292 Me too.. I liked the RENs too and had hoped they would stick.. The bloody stools i could give to squirts of pee for
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43296 Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So you want this league to fail?? You sound like a great fan....
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43302 Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So you want this league to fail?? You sound like a great fan.... No, I want this latest Ottawa team (what is it, 3.0? 4.0) to crash and burn. Not the league. Reading comprehension.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43306 I want every team in the league to fold except for the Bombers. Then we would have like a 50% chance of winning the Cup or something like that.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43308 I don't like this new Ottawa franchise and it has nothing to do with Burris or Desjardins or anybody else in their football ops. It is 110% because some dummy decided it'd be a good idea to call them the Redblacks. And then if that wasn't bad enough, somebody else said "hey, you know what'd be cool? If we YELLED IT EVERYTIME!"
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43309 Like it or not...or like the redblacks or not the CFL cannot afford another franchise failure in Ottawa. Look in the mirror Winnipeg fans. It's not as if the Bombers have become a showcase model for success in the CFL.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43313 Like it or not...or like the redblacks or not the CFL cannot afford another franchise failure in Ottawa. Look in the mirror Winnipeg fans. It's not as if the Bombers have become a showcase model for success in the CFL. I hope this incarnation of Ottawa succeeds, I don't want to see them fail, but I think it has been proven over the last 10 years that the CFL can afford for Ottawa to fail. The league has gotten to the strongest it has been in decades without Ottawa. And while it may need Ottawa and another Eastern team to grow further, the league certainly won't crumble if Ottawa folds again.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43315 We have some weird and bad fans, who would wish that this league lose a team? IMO I would be very happy if every team sold out every game and filled the stands.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43317 Like it or not...or like the redblacks or not the CFL cannot afford another franchise failure in Ottawa. Look in the mirror Winnipeg fans. It's not as if the Bombers have become a showcase model for success in the CFL. Two completely different situations and histories. The CFL situation and the ownership situation in Ottawa gives them at least a fighting chance this time round. Now, if only they had gotten the damn name right…..
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43342 Like it or not...or like the redblacks or not the CFL cannot afford another franchise failure in Ottawa. Look in the mirror Winnipeg fans. It's not as if the Bombers have become a showcase model for success in the CFL. Two completely different situations and histories. The CFL situation and the ownership situation in Ottawa gives them at least a fighting chance this time round. Now, if only they had gotten the damn name right….. They should have called the team the "Ottawa Redux" with teal coloured uniforms.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43377 The league would be fine if OTT folded. And lets be honest -- recent history suggests they will. If I'm a Cockblock fan I wouldn't be forking out for any 10 year season ticket deals.
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43398 CFL Official Feed @CFL 4m REPORT: Kevin Glenn has requested a trade out of Ottawa, according to @DanRalphCP. #CFL We all saw this coming... part of why we were being so hard on the Burris signing
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43399 CFL Official Feed @CFL 4m REPORT: Kevin Glenn has requested a trade out of Ottawa, according to @DanRalphCP. #CFL We all saw this coming... part of why we were being so hard on the Burris signing Let's get him. Though I'd rather just wait and get him for free. Is there any garbage we can give OTT so they trade? I think EDM will be in the mix....
March 6, 201411 yr comment_43419 CFL Official Feed @CFL 4m REPORT: Kevin Glenn has requested a trade out of Ottawa, according to @DanRalphCP. #CFL We all saw this coming... part of why we were being so hard on the Burris signing Let's get him. Though I'd rather just wait and get him for free. Is there any garbage we can give OTT so they trade? I think EDM will be in the mix.... We should of traded Sims Walker for him
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43483 I don't like this new Ottawa franchise and it has nothing to do with Burris or Desjardins or anybody else in their football ops. It is 110% because some dummy decided it'd be a good idea to call them the Redblacks. And then if that wasn't bad enough, somebody else said "hey, you know what'd be cool? If we YELLED IT EVERYTIME!" I agree mike, the name alone was dumb enough, but that whole capitalization thing is just hilariously bad. Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So............. basically you're admitting sour grapes on the whole Burris thing ? Because I don't see how else they're Cockblocks as you say.
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43493 I don't like this new Ottawa franchise and it has nothing to do with Burris or Desjardins or anybody else in their football ops. It is 110% because some dummy decided it'd be a good idea to call them the Redblacks. And then if that wasn't bad enough, somebody else said "hey, you know what'd be cool? If we YELLED IT EVERYTIME!" I agree mike, the name alone was dumb enough, but that whole capitalization thing is just hilariously bad. Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So............. basically you're admitting sour grapes on the whole Burris thing ? Because I don't see how else they're Cockblocks as you say. Forget Burris, I just thought they jerked Glenn around, and i didn't like the shots their GM was taking at us and our roster. For an expansion team on its 3rd or 4th kick at the can to be talking smack before a game has even been played is weak. So piss on them.
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43495 I think people may be making assumptions on what Desjardins said. We had something like 13 potential NI FAs going into the expansion draft. Desjardins said they weren't going to pick FAs. Maybe his comment had more to do with there not being any signed players unprotected for the last round than saying there wasn't any talent. Of course our media was going to claim it was the latter without even thinking it could have been the former.
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43496 Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So you want this league to fail?? You sound like a great fan.... Oh relax....Brice & I hate Ottawa. We don't like Desjardins. It's the fans choice to like & dislike who they want. Do you like Saskatchewan? Rider fans?
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43504 Yep. This latest Ottawa incarnation really has started off with a bullseye on their back for me. I actually liked the Renegades, Joe Paopao was a likeable coach, etc. The #COCKBLOCKS? Forget them. May they be doing the season ticket telethon by August for all I care. So you want this league to fail?? You sound like a great fan.... Oh relax....Brice & I hate Ottawa. We don't like Desjardins. It's the fans choice to like & dislike who they want. Do you like Saskatchewan? Rider fans? It's okay to hate a team but that shouldn't extend to hoping the franchise folds imo.
March 7, 201411 yr comment_43545 I don't like this new Ottawa franchise and it has nothing to do with Burris or Desjardins or anybody else in their football ops. It is 110% because some dummy decided it'd be a good idea to call them the Redblacks. And then if that wasn't bad enough, somebody else said "hey, you know what'd be cool? If we YELLED IT EVERYTIME!" On principle alone I refuse to ever spell it all caps.... Redblacks is the best they're getting from me, maybe RedBlacks if I'm in a good mood
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